Maître Parfumeur et Gantier have released two new compositions in their Parfums Historiques series. This time it is the era and glamor of La Cour Parfumée (The Perfumed Court) which is being paid homage to by perfumer Nicolas de Barry. Louis XV's court became famous under this nickname for its perfumed extravagances; even the glue used for wallpapers would be scented. Madame de Pompadour has also come down in history as a profligate perfume lover.

Louis XV and Marquise de Pompadour are both two "unisex" perfumes since the distinction did not exist at that time, and also because reportedly, both lovers used each other's perfumes interchangeably as part of their erotic games.

Nicolas de Barry has conducted research on the tastes of the era and of these personalities in particular and has come to offer two variations on floral bouquets, which were extremely popular at that time (I am glad that someone finally says that there were not just soliflores before Jicky!). He interprets the concept of the millefleurs (it could mean different things: some people today only retain partial definitions of the reality covered by this term) as a lush floral bouquet which features some of the favorite floral notes of the couple, more iris-y and powdery for the Pompadour, more citrusy for the king Louis XV.